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The Blessed Martyrs of Douai College
A group of 160 priests trained at the English College of Douai, in France. They were martyred in England and Wales during the century following the foundation of the famed college by Cardinal William Allen in 1568. All perished at … Continue reading
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Saint Magloire
Life Saint Magloire was born in the early 500s. His mother was a Welsh Princess, his father a Breton nobleman. From the age of 5 he studied at the monastery at Llantwit Major under the tutelage of St Illtud. After his ordination he … Continue reading
Saint John of Bridlington
John Twenge (Saint John of Bridlington, John Thwing, John of Thwing, John Thwing of Bridlington) (1319–1379) is an English saint of the 14th century. Life Born in 1320 in the village of Thwing on the Yorkshire Wolds, about nine miles … Continue reading
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Saint Philip Howard Earl of Arundel
Saint Philip Howard (1557 – 1595) Philip Howard, son and heir of Thomas, fourth Duke of Norfolk, was born in the last year of the short reign of Mary Tudor 1557. A glittering future could be predicted for him; but … Continue reading
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Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke
The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke, was a native of Syrian Antioch, a companion of the holy Apostle Paul (Phil.1:24, 2 Tim. 4:10-11), and a physician enlightened in the Greek medical arts. Hearing about Christ, Luke arrived in Palestine and … Continue reading
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Saint Ignatius of Antioch
Bishop and Martyr Born 35 Province of Syria, Roman Empire Died 108 Rome, Roman Empire St. Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, was the disciple of St. John. When Domitian persecuted the Church, St. Ignatius obtained peace for his own flock by … Continue reading
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Saint Richard Gwyn
Born 1537 Montgomeryshire, Wales Died 15 October 1584 (aged 47) Wrexham, Wales Early Life Little is known of Richard Gwyn’s (also known as Richard White ) early life. He was born in Montgomeryshire, Wales and at the age of 20 … Continue reading
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Saint Marie Marguerite d’Youville
Marie Marguerite d’Youville Born 1701 Died 1771 MARGUERITE d’YOUVILLE, the first native Canadian to be elevated to sainthood, was born October 15, 1701 at Varennes, Quebec. She was the eldest of six children born to Christophe Dufrost de Lajemmerais and … Continue reading
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Saint Teresa of Ávila
Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, baptized as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada (28 March 1515 – 4 October 1582). Early Life Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada was born in 1515 in Gotarrendura, in the province of … Continue reading
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Saint Edward the Confessor
Born 1002/05, Islip, England Died January 5 1066 London Canonized 1161 The body of Edward the Confessor is carried to Westminster Abbey, a detail from the Bayeux Tapestry, c. 1082. The king died early in 1066 and was interred in … Continue reading
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